1．The following are letters to the editor of a school newspaper
Dear editor，
I'd like to express my opinion about grades．Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades．Fortunately，most educators are becoming aware of the fact that students have different interests and abilities．I understand that grades are useful，but grades often limit creativity．Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to pursue music，dramatics and sports．Grades force an arbitrary（武斷的） standard of success on everyone．I do not demand as some extremists do，that grades be removed immediately．However，I do believe that less emphasis should be placed on grades．I hope that someday grades will become optional at Village High School．
Magdalena Smith
Drama Club
Dear editor，
I'd like to say something about grades．Let's face the facts about grades．Grades perform three basic functions．First，grades motivate students to work at their highest level of competence．Second，they act as a reward for hardworking students and as a punishment to students who do not work hard．Finally，grades are used as an effective standard by which to measure student achievement．Good grades help students to get jobs and to get into university．I've spoken with a number of students who have jobs，and most of them say that they were hired primarily on the basis of their grades．My grades helped me land a part-time job and will help me get into university next year．I think grades are extremely important at Village High School．
Simon Harper
Science Club

56．Which of the following is not Magdalena Smith's opinion？D
A．Students may give up the chance to learn music and sports for grades．
B．Students'creativity may not be developed for grades．
C．Grades should not be used to measure a person's success．
D．Grades should be taken away at once．
57．We can learn Simon HarperA．
A．believes in the benefits of good grades
B．is concerned about students'creativity
C．doesn't work too hard at his studies
D．supports students'interests and abilities
58．From the second letter，we can infer that Simon Harper is a/anC．
A．teacher    B．headmaster   C．student  D．a(chǎn)dvertiser．

分析 這篇文章是兩封寫給編輯的信，信中就高中是否應(yīng)該重視成績給出了不同的觀點．

解答 56．D 細節(jié)題：從第一封信中可知Magdalena Smith 認為學(xué)生會因為分數(shù)放棄學(xué)習(xí)音樂和體育的機會，學(xué)生的創(chuàng)造力可能不能得到開發(fā)，成績不應(yīng)該被用來衡量一個人的成功，但是他沒有說成績要被立刻取消，這點可以從I do not demand as some extremists do，that grades be removed immediately．這句話看出，選D．
57．A 推理題：從第二封信的句子：Good grades help students to get jobs and to get into university．可知Simon Harper相信好成績的好處，選A．
58．C 推理題：從第二封信的句子：My grades helped me land a part-time job and will help me get into university next year．Good grades help students to get jobs and to get into university．可知Simon Harper是個學(xué)生，選C．

點評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點．

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10．This is an old tale．It's the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of straw and one made of sticks．The only house left standing was the one made of bricks．Now there is new evidence to suggest that houses built with bales of straw can be very strong．They are also environmental．
Pete Walker is a professor at the University of Bath in Britain．He and a team of researchers there have built a house made out of straw bales and hemp material．
During the next twelve months the team will study the effectiveness of these materials in home building．Professor Walker says there are many good reasons for using straw．
Professor Walker says that one of the benefits is that it's a relatively inexpensively renewable material that's readily available．
According to Professor Walker，straw takes in carbon dioxide as it grows．So it can be seen as having no harmful effects on the environment．He says straw helps the environment in other ways．
Professor Walker："The straw bale walls are relatively thick and so all that straw provides very good thermal（of heat）   insulation．So we make buildings that require very little heating in the winter or indeed very little cooling in the summer．So they require very little additional energy．"
Professor Walker says this reduces home operating expenses．It also reduces the effect on the environment．He says the current interest in straw bale houses is a direct response to the problem of climate change．
David Lanfear owns an eco-friendly home building service in the United States called Bale on Bale Construction．
He says he laughed when some friends first told him about houses built of straw．But after doing his own research，he learned that building with straw bales made a lot of sense．He has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted．
To build the houses，he fills a wood frame with tightly packed bales of straw．Next he coats the walls inside and out with layers of clay plaster．He says the common ideas about straw houses continue，including stories about the threat of fire．Mr．Lanfear says straw bale houses have done well when tested for fire resistance．And he says his builders use the same building methods as traditional builders to keep out rain．
David Lanfear："We use what we call good shoes and a good hat，and that would be a solid foundation and a really good roof．"

46．The function of the story in the first paragraph is toB．
A．a(chǎn)muse the readers
B．introduce the topic of this passage
C．help the readers to recall their childhood memory
D．remind the readers that bricks are no longer the best choice for building
47．Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word"insulation"in paragraph six？A
A．protection      B．condition   
C．transmission    D．expansion
48．What's David Lanfear's attitude towards the straw houses at last？B
A．Doubtful        B．Approving     
C．Defensive       D．Negative
49．Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the house built with straw bales？D
A．It is environmentally friendly．
B．The supply of its building materials is easily guaranteed．
C．It is comparatively economical．
D．It is free from fires．
50．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．Professor Walker is still not very sure about whether the straw bales and hemp material are as useful as they expect．
B．According to Professor Walker，climate change contributes to people's present attention to straw bale houses．
C．People's idea about the straw houses remains the same．
D．The straw bale house built by David Lanfear share the same method to keep out rain as the traditional ones．

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11．Jack's trousers looked just the same as Peter's，but they cost ________ his．（　�。�
A．as much twice asB．twice as much as
C．much as twice asD．as twice much as

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